The Mindset of a Champion

May 15, 2007

Somebody get Al Sharpton on the phone

So Maxim magazine recently published its list of the hottest 100 women in the world. I didn't bother to go through the list with a fine-tooth comb and produce a breakdown based on race, but some black chick did and come to find out there are only six black women on the list.

Jay-Z's alleged side action Rihanna managed to crack the top 10 at number 8, while his real girlfriend Beyonce came in 13th. Honestly, at this point, I might have to roll with Rihanna myself, but I guess Beyonce does have way more money. I wonder if Jay-Z actually talks her into buying him shit.

Halle Berry, who should really only count as half a black chick, came in at number 55, while Jessica White, who I'm not at all familiar with, came in 60th. Bringing up the rear (no pun intended) were Gabrielle Union at 67 and Ciara at 72.

If I'm not mistaken, black people make up about 12 percent of the people here in the US, and I would assume that the black community is about 50/50 male and female, though it certainly doesn't seem like that at times. As such, a little sixth grade-level math reveals that the Maxim list is only 6 (or 5 and a half) percent black and hence doesn't include a representative percentage of women of color. Hmm...

Does that mean Maxim is racist?

Here's the thing: in light of the recent Don Imus kerfuffle, not to mention the Michael Richards incident, I'm sure the race issue occurred to the TIs at Maxim. You get the idea that they figured that putting too many black chicks on the list might decrease sales, but at the same time putting Rihanna in the top 10 (oh really) would be a decent-enough compromise.

Something else to consider is that it's the rare occasion that you see any white chicks featured in, say, a hip-hop magazine like XXL. Meanwhile, I happen to know that plenty of white chicks listen to hip-hop. Imagine how they must feel. Honestly, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to crack open XXL to the Eye Candy section and see a shot of Natalie Portman, but I think we all know how I roll.

What do you 'bags think?

And here's the Maxim list in its entirety. Nothing against any of these broads, but I'd say this whole list is pretty damn questionable.

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Somebody get Al Sharpton on the phone

So Maxim magazine recently published its list of the hottest 100 women in the world. I didn't bother to go through the list with a fine-tooth comb and produce a breakdown based on race, but some black chick did and come to find out there are only six black women on the list.

Jay-Z's alleged side action Rihanna managed to crack the top 10 at number 8, while his real girlfriend Beyonce came in 13th. Honestly, at this point, I might have to roll with Rihanna myself, but I guess Beyonce does have way more money. I wonder if Jay-Z actually talks her into buying him shit.

Halle Berry, who should really only count as half a black chick, came in at number 55, while Jessica White, who I'm not at all familiar with, came in 60th. Bringing up the rear (no pun intended) were Gabrielle Union at 67 and Ciara at 72.

If I'm not mistaken, black people make up about 12 percent of the people here in the US, and I would assume that the black community is about 50/50 male and female, though it certainly doesn't seem like that at times. As such, a little sixth grade-level math reveals that the Maxim list is only 6 (or 5 and a half) percent black and hence doesn't include a representative percentage of women of color. Hmm...

Does that mean Maxim is racist?

Here's the thing: in light of the recent Don Imus kerfuffle, not to mention the Michael Richards incident, I'm sure the race issue occurred to the TIs at Maxim. You get the idea that they figured that putting too many black chicks on the list might decrease sales, but at the same time putting Rihanna in the top 10 (oh really) would be a decent-enough compromise.

Something else to consider is that it's the rare occasion that you see any white chicks featured in, say, a hip-hop magazine like XXL. Meanwhile, I happen to know that plenty of white chicks listen to hip-hop. Imagine how they must feel. Honestly, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to crack open XXL to the Eye Candy section and see a shot of Natalie Portman, but I think we all know how I roll.